Piedmont Walton Hospital

Piedmont Walton Hospital sits in Walton County and serves as the area's only hospital provider, and though it's not a huge place, it's got 77 beds and plenty of departments with more than 400 employees and 200 physicians, so folks get a wide range of medical help close to home, and people can come here for things like emergency care-since it's got a level III trauma center open 24 hours-with all sorts of services like surgery, heart and vascular care, neurology, maternity, cancer treatment, and even transplant surgery for liver, pancreas, kidney, and heart, plus there's bariatrics, orthopedics, sleep medicine, diabetes care, behavioral health, and specialized clinics like the Hearing & Balance Clinic, so older folks and families alike find what they need in one place. The hospital's run as a not-for-profit community spot and got recognized as Employer of the Year and Hospital of the Year in 2019, so plenty of folks respect its role in Monroe and nearby towns, and since it joined the Piedmont system in 2018, it's run more services and clinics, such as Piedmont Physicians Bariatric Surgery Walton, Piedmont Heart Institute-Walton, and ENT specialists. There are also convenient features people like to have, such as onsite WiFi, restrooms, wheelchair access, air conditioning, parking, and a patient portal called Piedmont MyChart so patients can check results, send messages, refill medicine, and manage visits right from home, which helps when you're not feeling your best. Along with regular hospital care, outpatient treatment, and same-day visits with QuickCare and Immediate Care, Piedmont Walton also offers family medicine, orthopedic and sports medicine, diabetes care, rehabilitation, vein care, women's health, wound care, imaging, thoracic surgery, urology, spine and robotic surgery, and oncology services. There are departments for psychiatric support, psychoanalysis, and internal medicine, so mental health gets attention, too, and the hospital also provides maternity services for mothers and babies, including personalized care for each family. People with cancer can work with a team of oncologists in a caring, team-focused setting, and those with brain tumors or neurological challenges can see specialists in the neuroscience department, which offers treatments recognized far beyond Walton County. At Piedmont Walton Hospital, folks just find many types of care, some simple, some very complex, all under one roof by a group that's been part of the local community for a long time.